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thallus /ˈθaləs/
noun (pl. thalli /-lʌɪ, -liː/) Botany a plant body not differentiated into stem, leaves, and roots and without a vascular system, typical of algae, fungi, lichens, and some liverworts.
– derivatives
thalloid adjective.
– origin C19: from Gk thallos ‘green shoot’.



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